Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-05
Washington News and Gossip.

| contains: The First Game of Base Ball; voudC
Doctors Trick; veteran Firemen Organize; Yester-
days ELECTIONS; Row in the House OF Commons
Last Night: Boycotting in Full Force; Telegraphi(
DC. The advertisements are classified as follows
Auction Sales, Summer Resorts, Educational, Pro
posals Dry Goods, Hotels, Financial, Family Sup
plies. The Trades Ladies' Goods. Books, House
| Steamers, Dentistry, Pianos and organs, Attor-
| neys, Specialties, Sewing Machines, Wood and
Coal, Medical, undertakers
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue. S196, 40; customs $519, 1886.
| ARREST OF Two ALLEGED PENSION SHARES
Obediah and James Woodbridge were both arrested
by Special Agent Roome OF the pension Bureau,
at Roanoke, Va, and brought to Lynchburg Va,
and lodged In JAIL 1t is charged that these per-
| sons conspfred with one SilaS Mckee to defraud
| the Government by means OF a false and fraudu-
| lent pension claim.
A DECISION INVOLVING $4,000, ,OOO.-In the
United States Supreme Court yesterday, in one OF
| the thirty-fve cases brought by the national
banks Of the city OF New York to restrain the mu-
nlcpal authorities from collecting taxes assessed
| under State law, upon the stock of these banks,
the Supreme Court affirmed the decree OF the lower
court, maintaining the validity OF the law. About
$s3 100000 is involved in the decision.
| NAVAL VESSELS TO BE SoLD.-The Navy Depart
ment will in few days advertise for proposals for
| the purchase of the Tennessee POwhatan, and
T1conderoga, naval vessels that have been found
Dy inspection to be In too dilapitated condition
TO be repaired under the twenty percent rule.
EXAMINATIONS FOR acknowledgment P. H.
| Baihacke chairman, Surgeon George Purv1ance,
| and John Godfrey, recorder have been appointed
| medical board, to meet in Washington on the
25th instant, for the examination OF candidates
Tor appointment as assistant surgeons in the Ma
| rine Hospital Service.
| STAR-RoUTE CASE DEcIs1oN-The Court OF
Claims yesterday gave an opinion in favor Of the
plaintiff in the star-route contract suit of VIM. NJ.
Griffith agt. the United States. The suit was for a
balance OF 523, 900 claimed 10 be due on a star
| route contract. The Government resisted this
claim and filed cross action for $65 OOO alleging
that The route was improperly expedited and that
It's increase of pay under the contract was fraudu-
| lently procured. The court held that the Post
once department was the final Judge of the pro
that the Department had under its contract ample
machinery for gathering Information upon which
to act in granting the increase and that the
have no jurisdiction to revise the findings Of fact
OF such Department.
PATENTS IssUED.-Patents have been issued to
| citizens OF the District as follows: Wm Hale
briggs. breach-loading ordnance; J. E. Eayres
scarl-holder; J. r Finley and Jas. D. smith. hello
| burger, suspender;. John Modine designs for the
ornaInentation Of fire screens
CALLED UPoN Mrs. CLEvELAND-The young
| ladies Of Lasell Seminary, Auburndale, Mass
who are now visiting this city, called upon Mrs
Cleveland yesterday in the red parlor by appoint
ment.
BARON TAvERA, the new Austrian minister, was
| presented to the President to-day by Secretary
Bayafd.
Ex-SECRETARY LINCOLN is visiting washington.
He called upon the Secretary Of War to-day.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senator Allison and friends Senator Cockrell Rep
resentatives Cultivate, Barbour, Tucker, Springer
King, Holman, with DR.. A. X. Wallace Of England;
Toole Curtin, Bacon, Riggs, Matson. and Hovey
Ex-Governor Palmer Of Illinois, second Auditor
Day, Gov. Church, and Mr.. Gardiner Hubbard.
OATMEAL SOLD FOR OPIUM-A claim has been
presented at the Treasury Department for refund
OF money paid for seized property sold as opium
but which proved to be nothing but oatmeal The
sale was made by the collector OF customs at Port
| land, oregon, and the innocent purchaser was a
Chinaman named Seid Back. The seizure con-
sisted OF thirtynine small cans each OF which was
designated as prepared opium and all were sold as
such at the rate Of So per can. OF this number
twenty -nne cans contained oatmeal, worth about
one dollar for which the purchaser paid $174. The
| question presented is shall the collector be d.
| rected TO refund the money.
| ARMS FOR DISTRICT MILITIA.-The chief OF ord
| nance, with the consent OF the Secretary OF War
| has issued $50 stand OF arms for the Washington
Light Iufantry and 40 for the National Rifles. The
Light Infantry have been entirely re-armed. The
Rifles secured all they desired. The War Depart
ment Is inclined to assist the District militia in
every possible as evidenced by this action and
the recommendation OF the appointment Of a brig
adler general to assume command OF the entire
militia force before the commencement OF the Ma
tiOnal Drill.
LIEUT.. WM. B. CAPERToN has been detailed as in
spector OF steel at Pittsburg, 18th instant under
the general direction OF Commander Evans.
ARMY ORDERs.-Ma1or Jno. C. Muhlenberg, pay
master, relieved from duty in the Department OF
Texas, and ordered to the Department OF the Co
lurnbia, relieving Major Dewitt C. Poole, pay
master, ordered TO Department of Texas Capt
VIM. Fletcher, Goth infantry, relieved from duty
In department OF Dakota, July 15 and ordered to
his home in this city, to await retirement Major
VIM. X. King, engineer corps In addition to hts
present duties. assigned to duty as q member OF
the board OF engineers for fortfcations and river
and harbor works. and ordered TO report to Col T.
L. Casey; president OF the board.
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